Formula 1 have launched a free advertising-supported streaming channel which will be available for viewers in the United States.
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Will F1’s UK audience recover from its 2012 slump?
2013 F1 season
Posted onThe Sky/BBC deal ended five years of growth in F1 TV audiences last year. Is this a one-off drop or the start of a damaging trend?
Sky to raise F1 channel cost and offer cut-price stream
Television
Posted onThe cost of watching F1 on Sky in the UK will rise to �510 per season next month but Sky is planning to offer cut-price on-demand access to the channel.
Is 3D or Ultra HD the future of F1 broadcasting?
Debates and polls
Posted onF1 testing is being shown in 3D for the first time. Is the technology the future of F1 television coverage?
Sky to show final pre-season test in 3D
2013 F1 season
Posted onSky have announced they will show the final pre-season test of 2013 live and in 3D.
UK F1 television audience falls after BBC/Sky deal
Television
Posted onA detailed look at how the UK F1 television audience has fallen in 2012 after the BBC/Sky deal moved half the live race broadcasts off free-to-air television.
UK TV audience falls by one million at Sky’s first F1 race
F1 television
Posted onViewing figures from the first race weekend of 2012 shows a fall of over a million viewers in the UK.
Ben Edwards to join BBC commentary team
Television
Posted onBen Edwards will commentate on F1 for the BBC in 2012, according to the presenter.
Brundle joined by Croft and Davidson at Sky
Television
Posted onDavid Croft and Martin Brundle will share commentary duties during Sky’s Formula 1 coverage in 2012.
BBC reveal free-to-air live F1 races for 2012
2012 F1 season
Posted onThe BBC has confirmed which races will be shown free-to-air in the UK in 2012.
Sky launch dedicated UK F1 channel
2012 F1 season
Posted onSky has launched a new channel for its Formula 1 coverage in the UK 2012.
MP demands answers over BBC/Sky F1 deal
Television
Posted onA Liberal Democrat MP is seeking an explanation over Sky’s controversial F1 deal.
Why Sky’s deal will damage F1’s popularity
Comment
Posted onAt �61 per race, how many British F1 fans will pay for Sky’s live coverage?
Sky to show F1 races without adverts in 2012
2012 F1 season
Posted onSky has confirmed its F1 race coverage in 2012 will be free of adverts.
So much for keeping F1 free-to-air
Comment
Posted onF1 fans in the UK reacted angrily to today’s news that Sky TV will broadcast the full season next year.
Sky and BBC to share UK F1 coverage from 2012
2012 F1 season
Posted onThe BBC will no longer show every round of the F1 season live from next year.
Sunday Times claims BBC will drop F1 in 2013
2013 F1 season
Posted onThe Sunday Times has claimed the BBC will drop its Formula 1 coverage after the 2013 season.
BBC and other channels to show F1 in HD in 2011
2011 F1 season
Posted onFormula One Management confirm F1 will be broadcast in high definition in 2011.
YouTube starts broadcasting live sport, but will F1 ever get on board?
Posted onYouTube has signed its first deal to broadcast sport live on the internet. Its contract with the Indian Premier League has surprised media analysts because it allows YouTube to stream live coverage in every country including those where TV deals for the IPL are already in place (apart from the USA). F1 rights holders FOA … Continue reading YouTube starts broadcasting live sport, but will F1 ever get on board?
F1 in HD “not until 2011”
Posted onHoping to watch the 2010 F1 season in high definition? Afraid you’re set for another disappointment. BBC’s Lee McKenzie has said on Twitter that FOM will not be offering Formula 1 in HD to broadcasters until 2011.